Question:Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Copycat

[sissy sue]

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Copycat
What is the best way to transfer the doughnuts over to fry them. I have tried makeing doughnuts before, and this is always a mess.
thank you

[Zeldaz]

I think a slotted fish spatula would probably work best.

[sissy sue]

Thank you, for your answer, but I don't know what that is. LOL

[Zeldaz]

Then I bet you don't have one! It's a long, flexible one, with slots or holes for drainage, but any spatula large enough should work fine, as long as the raw dough doesn't stick to it.

[duonyte]

Spraying the spatula with cooking spray or wiping with oil may help it get under the doughnut without deflating it. You can dip the whole thing into the oil to let the donut "float" off. Don't use a nylon spatula - metal is best or silicone.

[sissy sue]

Thanks, I really want to try these, but last time it just didn't work out.

[Dee514]

sissy sue wrote:
Thank you, for your answer, but I don't know what that is. LOL

Traditional Fish Spatula:

[Zeldaz]

duonyte wrote:
Spraying the spatula with cooking spray or wiping with oil may help it get under the doughnut without deflating it. You can dip the whole thing into the oil to let the donut "float" off. Don't use a nylon spatula - metal is best or silicone.

Maybe letting them rise on parchment would be a good idea, too.

[sissy sue]

Thanks, thats a good idea. It's the transfering them to the fryer, that gives me problems. I will try all these ideas. thanks

[DrGaellon]

An interesting idea I recently saw was to take brown butcher paper and lay it in a baking pan. Coat the paper liberally with oil, then put the doughnuts on the paper to rise. When risen, invert the paper over the fryer, laying the doughnuts into the hot oil and slowly peeling back the paper. As they start to cook, they will let go of the paper.

[Zeldaz]

Too close to the fire for me! Flame, hot oil, oily paper, I'd be too nervous. Interesting, though.

[DrGaellon]

Zeldaz wrote:
Too close to the fire for me! Flame, hot oil, oily paper, I'd be too nervous. Interesting, though.

To be honest, I did see it on a cooking show, and he was using a commercial fryer which was heated electrically. I didn't think about the risk of doing it near an open flame. (He was also using pate a choux to make Paris-Brest, but it would work equally well for doughnuts, if it could be done safely.)

[peachez]

This blogger takes the squares of parchment paper with the donuts on them, and drops them, parchment paper side down, into the hot oil.

Note: she uses a skillet / frying pan not a deep fryer.

http://www.pennilessparenting.com/2012/12/homemade-gluten-free-donuts-recipe-egg.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PennilessParenting+%28Penniless+Parenting%29

[Zeldaz]

Now THAT looks like a workable plan!